I had that same experience.I really enjoy this movie. Not high brow but very funny at times.There's a cheerleader movie called Bring It On. I don't know why I liked this so much, but it was seared into my brain enough that I almost watched it again voluntarily on a plane yesterday and was excited to do so. Almost, I say. I watched Chinatown again instead.
ETA: And felt better about myself.
Love how it simultaneously pokes fun at cheerleading while highlighting how impressive good cheerleading squads are athletically.
Dunst and Union are good in this and much of the writing is quite clever.
I’d rather re-watch this movie than Chinatown…
I hadn’t seen Chinatown in 30(?) years and frankly was disappointed.
Major disagree. John Carpenter rules, and that's not a bad movie.I may not be clear on the ask here, but a pretty bad movie that I'll enjoy watching whenever it's on is Big Trouble in Little China
Funny, I just watched it for the first time tonight Wasn't bad.I really enjoy this movie. Not high brow but very funny at times.There's a cheerleader movie called Bring It On. I don't know why I liked this so much, but it was seared into my brain enough that I almost watched it again voluntarily on a plane yesterday and was excited to do so. Almost, I say. I watched Chinatown again instead.
ETA: And felt better about myself.
Love how it simultaneously pokes fun at cheerleading while highlighting how impressive good cheerleading squads are athletically.
Dunst and Union are good in this and much of the writing is quite clever.
I’d rather re-watch this movie than Chinatown…
I hadn’t seen Chinatown in 30(?) years and frankly was disappointed.
Wikkid was such a huge fan of it that I thought about finding his posts to see if I could figure out what I was missing.I had that same experience.I really enjoy this movie. Not high brow but very funny at times.There's a cheerleader movie called Bring It On. I don't know why I liked this so much, but it was seared into my brain enough that I almost watched it again voluntarily on a plane yesterday and was excited to do so. Almost, I say. I watched Chinatown again instead.
ETA: And felt better about myself.
Love how it simultaneously pokes fun at cheerleading while highlighting how impressive good cheerleading squads are athletically.
Dunst and Union are good in this and much of the writing is quite clever.
I’d rather re-watch this movie than Chinatown…
I hadn’t seen Chinatown in 30(?) years and frankly was disappointed.
I don't get the adulation.
I always thought there should have been a mashup made of this and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.Attack of the 50-foot Cheerleader --- the final scene with 2 (not 1 but 2) 50-foot-tall cheerleaders fighting it out in a huge empty football stadium is beyond hilarious.
Great movieThey Live!
Relatedly It's AliveGreat movieThey Live!
Another I liked from that genre was this:Relatedly It's AliveGreat movieThey Live!
Scared the bejesus out of me when we first got HBO back in the late '70s.
Others I would never feel guilty about liking - I fully embrace them.Can't Buy Me Love
Just One of the Guys
Yep. It's a wonderful, intentionally campy movie. What's next? Starship Troopers?Major disagree. John Carpenter rules, and that's not a bad movie.I may not be clear on the ask here, but a pretty bad movie that I'll enjoy watching whenever it's on is Big Trouble in Little China
YesWhat's next? Starship Troopers?
Roadhouse is the definition of a guilty pleasure
A Knight's Tale
Blood Sport rules!!!!!All those John Hughes movies we grew up with were awful on the day they were released. I mean, Breakfast Club is probably the best of the bunch, and its an objectively bad movie with a hackneyed plot, cardboard cut-out characters, and cringey writing. But I still watch those from time to time for nostalgia value.
Bloodsport would be another good one. Surely nobody would argue that this is in any way a good movie, yet I've probably seen it over a dozen times.
Seth Green owns every scene in Can't Hardly Wait.I'm a sucker for music based movies, a few that come to mind for me...
Can't Hardly Wait, Jennifer love Hewett in a kind of timeless HS grad party movie, fun soundtrack and fun rendition of Paradise City
Eddie and the Cruisers, a fan of this soundtrack, "On the Darkside"
Begin Again, Once, Sing Street, the John Carney trilogy
The Commitments, an enjoyable Irish yarn of a band's 15 minutes of fame..
Rock Star, I did re-watch this recently, it did not hold up as well as I recall, oh well, still like the premise though
Buddy Holly Story, love Gary Busey in this
Strictly Ballroom, more dance then music, but a true guilty pleasure from Baz in this Aussie ballroom dance flick
Drumline, fun school challenge, drumming flick
High Fidelity - did a recent re-watch, doesn't hold up as well as it did, probably because I've seen it too often, but there are still some great moments
School of Rock, good clean fun
That Thing You do, catchy title tune, decent little one hit wonder flick
Grease - total schmaltz but has some great tunes
Saturday Night Fever, did a rewatch recently and yeah some of this is totally of its era, but has a first class soundtrack and when Tony hits that dance floor, electric...
office and a gentleman, did a rewatch of this 40 years later, starts out very dated and old fashioned, but it absolutely reeled me in, and the use of up where we belong at the end was perfect
deep dive with 100 men and a Girl with Deanna Durbin from 1937, classic depression era flick with Deanna doing her thing harassing world famous conductor leo stokowski, who plays himself, she wants him to conduct her dad and all his out of work musician friends, a total hidden gem fave of mine...
Yeah, nothing guilty. I watch it all the time when it's on, and it's on a lot. @HartlinerBlood Sport rules!!!!!All those John Hughes movies we grew up with were awful on the day they were released. I mean, Breakfast Club is probably the best of the bunch, and its an objectively bad movie with a hackneyed plot, cardboard cut-out characters, and cringey writing. But I still watch those from time to time for nostalgia value.
Bloodsport would be another good one. Surely nobody would argue that this is in any way a good movie, yet I've probably seen it over a dozen times.
TOE PICK!The Cutting Edge. Moira Kelly mmmm.
Had you pegged for Land of the Lost.The Cutting Edge. Moira Kelly mmmm.
No.The Notebook.
There, I said it. The one movie you all wanted to say but were too afraid to say it.
But isn't this legitimately a good movie?A Knight's Tale
Love this one. Jon Voight's over the top acting. Cheesy dialog. Plus when Kilmer quits at halftime, somehow the players are in charge? Did all of the assistant coaches quit too?Varsity Blues
Really not a good movie...but funny and plenty of great quotes thrown in there to make up for it...plus VanderBeek's terrible accent "I don't want your life"
Only 59% by critics on RT vs an audience rating of 79%, that's a 20 point swing,But isn't this legitimately a good movie?A Knight's Tale
I know what you mean.Jim Varney's Ernest movies.
"OK, USA!"All those John Hughes movies we grew up with were awful on the day they were released. I mean, Breakfast Club is probably the best of the bunch, and its an objectively bad movie with a hackneyed plot, cardboard cut-out characters, and cringey writing. But I still watch those from time to time for nostalgia value.
Bloodsport would be another good one. Surely nobody would argue that this is in any way a good movie, yet I've probably seen it over a dozen times.
Kilmer drove off all the assistants during the season, I guess.Love this one. Jon Voight's over the top acting. Cheesy dialog. Plus when Kilmer quits at halftime, somehow the players are in charge? Did all of the assistant coaches quit too?Varsity Blues
Really not a good movie...but funny and plenty of great quotes thrown in there to make up for it...plus VanderBeek's terrible accent "I don't want your life"
I have the book and the movie on "DVD"Going to the theater tonight for a special screening of R.A.D.
The amount of love I have for this movie and soundtrack knows no bounds.
So many memorable cheesy lines in it:"OK, USA!"All those John Hughes movies we grew up with were awful on the day they were released. I mean, Breakfast Club is probably the best of the bunch, and its an objectively bad movie with a hackneyed plot, cardboard cut-out characters, and cringey writing. But I still watch those from time to time for nostalgia value.
Bloodsport would be another good one. Surely nobody would argue that this is in any way a good movie, yet I've probably seen it over a dozen times.
I just watched this one again the other night. So bad and so awesome at the same time.
Bart Conner’s career apex.I have the book and the movie on "DVD"Going to the theater tonight for a special screening of R.A.D.
The amount of love I have for this movie and soundtrack knows no bounds.
I laugh so hard at some of the odd looks on faces. Like when the kid gets his hat cut after stealing the sword.So many memorable cheesy lines in it:"OK, USA!"All those John Hughes movies we grew up with were awful on the day they were released. I mean, Breakfast Club is probably the best of the bunch, and its an objectively bad movie with a hackneyed plot, cardboard cut-out characters, and cringey writing. But I still watch those from time to time for nostalgia value.
Bloodsport would be another good one. Surely nobody would argue that this is in any way a good movie, yet I've probably seen it over a dozen times.
I just watched this one again the other night. So bad and so awesome at the same time.
Very good, but brick not hit back.
Also have that "DVD", which I think was LaserDisc burned onto a DVD. My buddy once bought a laserdisc/CD combo, just for the soundtrack, and found it was not an original CD, just burned from cassette. Thankfully Spotify has it all now.I have the book and the movie on "DVD"Going to the theater tonight for a special screening of R.A.D.
The amount of love I have for this movie and soundtrack knows no bounds.
Deep Cover is another in that kinda catagory.In college, we frickin' loved Ricochet. Denzel, Lithgow, Ice-T, etc. I haven't seen it in 30 years, so it probably sucks, but man I loved that flick.
whip creamLove this one. Jon Voight's over the top acting. Cheesy dialog. Plus when Kilmer quits at halftime, somehow the players are in charge? Did all of the assistant coaches quit too?Varsity Blues
Really not a good movie...but funny and plenty of great quotes thrown in there to make up for it...plus VanderBeek's terrible accent "I don't want your life"
They Live! is a great flick. So is Roadhouse for that matter.